New VHF: AIS or Not

[PaulRainbow]

Surely unless you already have two VHF antennas fitted to your boat, you either have to fit a second antenna or fit a splitter or fit a unit with an integrated splitter ..... or is that what you are saying?

Richard

The RAY 40 70 has an integrated AIS receiver, GPS and splitter.

 

[RichardS]

The RAY 40 has an integrated AIS receiver, GPS and splitter.

Is the Raymarine Ray 70 the same as the Ray 40?

Richard

 

[PaulRainbow]

Is the Raymarine Ray 70 the same as the Ray 40?

Richard

Sorry Richard, that should have said Ray 70, now corrected.

 

[laika]

The problem is, what was being discussed won't work over 0183 and certainly won't work with your setup.

I have no reason to question this re: the onwa stuff but still outstanding is this request:

What we could do with here is a nice friendly person (or friendly marine installer with access to this kit) to tap a line off the 4800 NMEA out of an MA-5x0TR or an appropriate vesper (WMX850 and vision2...maybe others which have a screen?) and snoop the sentences sent when you try to initiate a call to an AIS target (hopefully either a mate nearby or with the nmea connector pulled out of the VHF).

Do we know a friendly marine installer who might have access to such kit who'd be up for a bit of experimenting to further the causes of human knowledge and OpenCPN functionality?

Or anyone?

 

[PaulRainbow]

Do we know a friendly marine installer who might have access to such kit who'd be up for a bit of experimenting to further the causes of human knowledge and OpenCPN functionality?

Or anyone?

I don't know anyone who has either of those units.

 

[Refueler]

I suggest that you edit your post and use the phrase I have quoted above.

Richard

Your advise taken and done.

Thanks